Dedication Chords & Lyrics - Nipsey Hussle

[INTRO]
[G#m]

[Verse 1: Nipsey Hussle]
Look, my nigga this is d[G#m]edication, this is anti-hesitation
This a real nigga celebr[G#m]ation, this a D[E]ime Blocc declaration
Fifty-Ni[E]nth and Fifth Ave, gra[E]nny's h[E]ouse with vanilla wafers
This the re[G#m]medy, the separation, 2Pac of my generation
Blue [G#m]pill in the fuckin' Ma[E]trix, red rose in the gray pavement
Young bl[E]ack nigga trapped and he can't change it
[G#m]Know he a genius, he just can't claim it
'Cause they l[A#m]eft him no platforms to [G#m]explain [F#]it
[E]He frustrated so he get faded
But d[E]eep down inside he know you can't fade him
[G#m]How long should I stay dedicated?
How long 'til o[G#m]pportunity meet preparation?
I need some r[E]eal nigga reparations
'Fore I [E]run up in your bank just for rec[G#m]reation

[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle]
[G#m]Dedication, hard w[B]ork plus patience
The[C#m] sum of all my sacrifice, I[E]'m done waitin'
[E]I'm done waitin', told you that I wasn't playin'
N.C. G#m
Now you hear what I been sayin', dedication
It's de[E]dication, l[F#]ook

[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
I spent my w[G#m]hole life thinkin' out the box
Boxin' homies three on one, got DP[G#m]'ed but I ain't drop
Chirp [E]on me, here I come, brrt, spin around the block
They blurped [E]on me, said I ran a stop s[E]ign but that's a lie
[G#]I spent my whole life starin' at the stage
Playin' Sega, daddy smokin' sherm, mama playin' spades
Catchin' [E]vapors, grandma said I'd get some Jordans for my grades
That's my b[E]aby, when she died my heart broke a hundred ways
[G#m]I spent my whole life tryna make it, tryna chase it
The cycle of a black man divided, tryna bre[E]ak it
You take a loss, shit don't cry about it, just embrace it
Minor setback for major comeback, that's my fa[G#m]vorite
My nigga L said you do a song with Nip, K. Dot [Gm]he a better crip
I said [E]he a man first, you hear the words out his lips?
About flourishing from the streets to black businesses?
Level four, yard livin' and give in to [G#m]false im[B]prisonment
Listen close my nigga, it's bigger than d[G#m]euces and fours my nigga
[E]Since elementary we close my nigga, yeah, straight like that
I give you the game, go back to the turf and give it right back
For g[G#m]enerations we been dealt bad hands with bad plans
[G#m]Prove your dedication by hoppin' out Grand Am's
I'm[E] at the premiere politickin' with Top, Nip, and Snoop
Damn, [E]Pac watchin' the way we grew, from ded[D]ication

[Interlude: Kendrick Lamar]
[E]If it ain't [A]congratulate then it look like hate
If it ain't co[D#m]ngratulate then it look like what, Nipsey?
Hol' up!

[Verse 3: Nipsey Hussle]
This [G#m]ain't entertainment, it's for niggas on the slave ship
These songs just the spirituals I swam against them waves wit
[E]Ended up on shore to their amazement
I hope the example I set's not contagious
[G#m]Lock us behind gates but can't tame us
Used to be stay safe, now it's stay dangerous
[E]'Cause ain't no point in playin' defense nigga
That's why I dove off the deep end nigga, without a life jacket
[G#m]Couple mil, tour the world, now my life crackin'
Cook the b[G#m]ooks, bring it back so it's no t[E]axes
[E]Royalties, publishing, plus I own masters
I'll be damned if I slave for some white crackers
I was mappin' this [G#m]out, I hit the heights backwards
Hoppin' out the eighty-[G#m]five in Reebok cl[E]assics
Ran a couple marathons just to get established
N.C.
To make it happen, you got to have it

[Chorus: Nipsey Hussle]
[G#m]Dedication, hard work plus patience
The sum of all my s[G#m]acrifice, I'm done w[F#]aitin'
I'm done wa[E]itin', told you that I wasn't playin'
Now you hear what I been sayin', ded[B]ication
[E] [B] |E |B
It's dedication
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